Golden hour (photography)
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In photography, the golden hour is the period of daytime shortly after sunrise or before sunset, during which daylight is redder and softer than when the sun is higher in the sky.
Comparison of daylight versus the golden hour at Newbury Racecourse
Near the equinoxes in Chicago the sunsets occur in the middle of east-west streets (an event known as Chicagohenge), creating intriguing golden hour photography opportunities like this diffraction spike in an urban canyon. Similar phenomena (such as Manhattanhenge) occur in other parts of the world at various times of the year.
Bangkok during the golden hour
Portrait photo taken during the golden hour
Days of Heaven
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Days of Heaven is a 1978 American romantic period drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and Linda Manz. Set in 1916, it tells the sto
Golden hour (photography)
…desirable to enhance the colours of the scene. It is the best time of day for natural photography when diffuse and warm light is desired. The 1978 film Days of Heaven was acclaimed for its cinematography as it was filmed almost entirely during the golden hour. Alpenglow…
Theatrical release poster
To film the swarm of locusts rising into the sky, the film-makers dropped peanut shells from helicopters while the actors walked backwards. This was then run in reverse so that the ground action moved forward, and the locusts were seen ascending.